Now that the Council meeting drama is over and the McKibbon group won the right to build a hotel on the blighted property across the Basilica of St. Lawrence, I was left with the following observations. It is pretty obvious from the lack of attendance from the Kessler group that the Basilica had at best […]
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Another done deal
As a downtown Asheville resident who has been involved with issues of development and “infill” projects from the beginning, I want to be clear about what I am for and what I am against. I am for good paying jobs for working people. I am for increased business for our local merchants. I am for […]
Parking garage at 51 Biltmore now open
Bright colors and funny signs, reserved parking for hybrids, time will tell if the predictions of the need are met. The Aloft Hotel at night. (Photo by Bill Rhodes)
Hotel it on the mountain
Filling vacant Council seats Council thanks DOT A proposed seven-story, 145-room hotel on Biltmore Avenue cleared a key hurdle when the Asheville City Council approved the requested conditional zoning at its Oct. 14 formal session. But determining the extent of the city’s involvement in a partnership with the development group and Public Interest Projects, an […]